Ferrari has been on an upward trend in recent races. With Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz winning two of the three races in the triple header, the chances of the Italian powerhouse retuning to glory have never looked the strongest.
Despite such promising results, team principal Fred Vasseur revealed that Ferrari would not go flat out to win the constructor’s title as the preparations for the 2025 car final up. Though Ferrari had a relatively mediocre weekend in Brazil, scoring 20 points in both Sprint and the Grand Prix, it still came out on top as the highest point scorer throughout the triple-header.
With the prancing horses only behind by 36 points to McLaren, Tifosi anticipated that the championship glory would finally return to Maranello after a drought of over 15 years. However, Fred Vassuer revealed that Ferrari have different plans in the pipeline and would go to the final three races of the season without any new upgrades for the SF-24.
This statement would have eased some pressure on McLaren. But the Woking-based team cannot relax as the next round in Las Vegas is understood to be Ferrari territory, making their concerns of losing the championship quite real.
Fred Vasseur points to positive signs in Ferrari’s stealthy title bid
On the other hand, while McLaren have the fastest car on paper, there is a genuine threat of them losing the Constructors’ Championships. While Ferrari have admitted to not bringing any more upgrades for the rest of the season, a stalemate has appeared on the grid between the two arch-nemesis.
That said, Fred Vasseur did not let go of any hopes of winning the championship and further insisted that the team would fight for it till the final race in Abu Dhabi.
Red Bull closed in on Ferrari at the Brazilian GP owing to a magnificent drive by Max Verstappen. With the Austrian giant just 13 points behind Ferrari, the Constructors’ Championship could be any team’s by the end of the season.